Sunday, January 3, 2016

New Year's Eve

If I had to pick 2 words to summarize 2015, I'd struggle...because I am bad with words. But 'delicious' and 'adventure' would be strong candidates. They certainly would be the appropriate choice to capture our last night of 2015.

We grubbed at Timberline Lodge.

After dinner we huddled in the car, where we geared up and debated the risks and rewards of skiing all the way down the mountain...at night...in the dark...as a family. Spoiler alert - it was fantastic.

It was so cold, dark, and windy....but....we left the car with our gear, huddled into an igloo and finalized the plan. We decided to go for it. Duh. Headlamps? Check.

This sign scares me every time we do the glade trail...even by day. But we have done it by day a few times (O has done it many many)...and so we knew what we were signing up for....

The kids were so fired up...and brave...

And into the darkness we all went. Laughing all the way.

In the distance you can see the lights from Ski Bowl...where they encourage night skiing. Over where we were....not so much...so you gotta bring your own lights...

We had a blast and cannot wait to do it again. Perhaps this should be a NYE tradition.

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I'm a midwest farmer's daughter who fell in love with a French ski racer from California. Recently, we jumped at the chance to move to Amsterdam for nearly three years. More recently, we returned home - to Portland, OR. We have a little boy and a little girl. Neither is too little anymore. I like happy colors and vacations. My college degree claims I am a Mechanical Engineer, although my heart tells me I am an artist. I'm also a runner. I love the word garden as a noun but not as a verb.
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